1. COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES
EXERCISES
1. Read and complete the chart.
NAME AGE COUNTRY NATIONALITY
Martina
Pepe
Kate
Dunya
Mary
Paul
Bernd
(you)
Dear _________ (your name),
Welcome to the Friends Club. It’s for English learners and friends around the world.
Martina, Pepe, Kate, Dunya, Mary, Paul and Bernd are members of the Club: Martina is from Italy.
She’s twelve. Pepe is Spanish. He’s nine. Kate and Mary are twins from Great Britain. They are
thirteen years old. Dunya is from Russia. She’s ten. Paul is French and he’s eleven. Bernd is from
Germany and he is eight years old. How old are you?
Enjoy the club!
Laura

2. 2. Write questions ordering the words. Then, answer the questions according to the
text in exercise 1.
a) Dunya from Russia is
- Is Dunya from Russia? Yes, she is.
b) Paul is German
- __________________________? _______________.
c) The twins are France from
- __________________________? _______________.
d) Eight Bernd old is years
- __________________________? _______________.
e) Martina Italy from is
- __________________________? _______________.
f) Kate is French
- __________________________? _______________.
3. Circle the correct word.
a) Carlos is from Spain/ Spanish.
b) She is France/French.
c) Anja is from Russia/Russian.
d) These are my friends from German/Germany.
e) Hina is from Japan/Japanese.
f) Sofia is Greece/Greek.

3. 4. Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in brackets.
a) You are Michael. (name)
- Your name is Michael.
b) She is from France (French).
- _______________________.
c) Where are you from? (Nationality)
- _______________________.
d) What nationality is she? (from)
- _______________________.
e) Is Susan Spanish? (from)
- _______________________.
f) They are from Poland. (Polish)
- _______________________.
5. Put the nationality adjectives into the correct groups. Look at the endings.
-an -ese -ish Other nationalities
6. Search in the dictionary more examples.
-an -ese -ish Other nationalities

4. KEY
Exercise 1.
NAME AGE COUNTRY NATIONALITY
Martina Twelve (12) Italy Italian
Pepe Nine (9) Spain Spanish
Kate Thirteen (13) Great Britain English
Dunya Ten (10) Russia Russian
Mary Thirteen (13) Great Britain English
Paul Eleven (11) France French
Bernd Eight (8) Germany German
(you) (your age) (your country) (your nationality)
Exercise 2.
a) Example: Is Dunya from Russia? Yes, she is.
b) Is Paul German? No, he isn’t.
c) Are the twins from France? No, they aren’t.
d) Is Bernd eight years old? Yes, he is.
e) Is Martina from Italy? Yes, she is.
f) Is Kate French? No, she isn’t.
Exercise 3.
a) Carlos is from Spain/ Spanish.
b) She is France/French.
c) Anja is from Russia/Russian.
d) These are my friends from German/Germany.
e) Hina is from Japan/Japanese.
f) Sofia is Greece/Greek.

5. Exercise 4.
a) Example: Your name is Michael.
b) She is French.
c) What is your nationality?
d) Where is she from?
e) Is Susan from Spain?
f) They are Polish.
Exercise 5.
-an -ese -ish Other nationalities
Italian Chinese British Greek
German Japanese Polish French
Russian Spanish
Exercise 6.
-an -ese -ish Other nationalities
American Portuguese Danish Dutch
Indonesian Taiwanese Turkish
Korean Nepalese Scottish
Mexican
Austrian
Belgium
Australian
Brazilian
Canadian
Denmark – Danish
United States – American
Indonesia – Indonesian
Korea – Korean
Mexico – Mexican
Portugal – Portuguese
Turkey – Turkish
Netherlands (Holland) – Dutch
Austria - Austrian
Belgium – Belgian
Scotland – Scottish
Australia – Australian
Brazil – Brazilian
Taiwan – Taiwanese
Canada – Canadian
Nepal - Nepalese